Miles Keeney waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Miles Keeney waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement ... more

Elizabeth Smith waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Elizabeth Smith waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement ... more

Michael Valasco gets a hug from his dad, George, as he heads into the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Michael Valasco gets a hug from his dad, George, as he heads into the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company ... more

Tre Dairon Tipton receives his diploma during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Tre Dairon Tipton receives his diploma during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave ... more

Porsha Hammett, and Shea Hutchinson cheer for relative Tre Dairon Tipton as his name is called and he receives his diploma during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Porsha Hammett, and Shea Hutchinson cheer for relative Tre Dairon Tipton as his name is called and he receives his diploma during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, ... more

James Carlucci waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

James Carlucci waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement ... more

John Sheresky waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

John Sheresky waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement ... more

Max Orenstein shows some fatigue as he waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Max Orenstein shows some fatigue as he waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert ... more

Emily Wilson, facing, hugs fellow graduate Katherine Gimpel after the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Emily Wilson, facing, hugs fellow graduate Katherine Gimpel after the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company ... more

Miles Keeney waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Miles Keeney waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement ... more

An emotional Mignon Williams photographs her son Tre Tipton receiving his diploma during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

An emotional Mignon Williams photographs her son Tre Tipton receiving his diploma during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life ... more

Jesse Futterman serves as the senior speaker during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Jesse Futterman serves as the senior speaker during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred ... more

Billy Smithline waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Billy Smithline waits for the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement ... more

Miles Keeney during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address.

Miles Keeney during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address.

Valedictorian Ilse Heine during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the commencement address. less

Valedictorian Ilse Heine during the King Low Heywood Thomas Class of 2011 graduation ceremony in Stamford, Conn., June 12, 2011. Retired New York Life Insurance Company President Fred Sievert gave the ... more